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HRES 699 117th Congress House Immigration

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a "National African Immigrant Heritage Month" in September to celebrate the great contributions of Americans of…

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a "National African Immigrant Heritage Month" in September to celebrate the great contributions of Americans of African immigrant heritage in the United States who have enriched the history of the Nation.

Introduced: September 30, 2021 Introduced by: Torres, Ritchie Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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This resolution states that a National African Immigrant Heritage Month should be established to celebrate the significant contributions of Americans of African immigrant heritage to the history of the United States.

What's happening now September 30, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Sep 30, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 699: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a "National African Immigrant Heritage Month" in September to celebrate the great contributions of Americans of African immigrant heritage in the United States who have enriched the history of the Nation.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-699/
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"H. Res. 699: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a "National African Immigrant Heritage Month" in September to celebrate the great contributions of Americans of African immigrant heritage in the United States who have enriched the history of the Nation.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-699/.
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H. Res. 699, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-699/.
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[H. Res. 699: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a "National African Immigrant Heritage Month" in September to celebrate the great contributions of Americans of African immigrant heritage in the United States who have enriched the history of the Nation.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-699/)
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